Monday, 22 January 2007

"...my popularity, my happiness and sense of worth depend to no small extent upon my skill in dealing with people..."

"If you teach a man anything, he will learn."Bernard Shaw

When dealing with people let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity.Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person's precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentments. Any fool can criticize and condemn and complain and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

"Don't complain about snow on your neighbor's roof,when your own doorstep is unclean."Confucius

"...a great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little man..."

"...the deepest urge in human nature is the desire to be important..."

"Everything you and I do, springs from two motives:the sex urge and the desire to be great."Sigmund Freud

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."William James

People who can put themselves in the place of other people, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for them.The only way on the earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get it.

"If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from that person's angle as well as from your own." Henry Ford

The reason the eyes are so important in relieving nervous tension is that burn up 1/4 of all the nervous energies consumed by the body.Ever since the days of Freud analysts have known that a patient could find relief from his inner anxieties if he could talk, just talk...Strangly enough, a good hard floor is better to relax on than inner-spring bed. It gives more resistance. It is good for the spine.

"...one of the main causes of fatigue is boredom...".

"...our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration, and resentment...".

"Our life is what our thoughts make it"Marcus Aurelius

5 WAYS TO BANISH WORRY

I. Live with gusto and enthusiasmII. Read an interesting bookIII. Play gamesIV. Relax while your workV. Try to see troubles in their proper perspective

"...I stood yesterday. I can stand today. And I will not permit myself to think about what might happen tomorrow...".

"...don't try to saw sawdust ! Accept the inevitable ! If you can't go lower, you can try going up...".

Now listen. As long as you can walk and feel yourself and free from intense pain, you ought to be the happiest person in the world. No matter what happens, never forget that as long as you live! Never. Never...

" The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not".Bernard Shaw

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know difference".

76. Travel far, far away in hot air balloon77. Helicopter over the Grand Canyon78. Rent a convertible on a sunny day79. Set sail in historic Lunenberg, Nova Scotia80. Join in the Tomatina fight in Bunol, Spain81. Dance like no one is watching you, in public82. Drive across Canada83. Learn another language84. Run with the migrating caribou85. Walk a tightrope86. Kiss a complete stranger87. Walk down a red carpet88. Play part in your favourite TV show89. Make the front page of a national newspaper90. Watch a meteor shower from a mountaintop91. Conquer your worst fear92. Ride a mechanical bull93. Do the hustle94. Last one round in the ring with a professional boxer95. Drink wine on the Spanish steps96. Live to be a Great, Great, Grandparent97. Spend a week by yourself away from all forms of civilization98. Cliff dive in the Adriatic Sea99. Skydive100. Drive the Authobahn in a really, really fast car101. Own a Lexus

Saturday, 13 January 2007

"...two man looked out from prison bars; one saw the mud, the other saw the stars..."

"...the most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your loses. That requires intelligence; and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool...".

"When you're good to others, you are best to yourself".Benjamin Franklin

THE PERFECT WAT TO CONQUER WORRY

"The good deed is one that brings a smile of joy to the face of another."Prophet Mohammed

"Man is not made to understand life, but to live it".Santayara

Even if you are not a religious person by nature or training, even if you are an out-and-out sceptic- prayer can help you much more than you believe, for it is a practical thing.1) Prayer helps us to put into words exactly what is troubling us.2) Prayer gives us a sense of sharing our burdens, of not being alone.3) Prayer puts into force an active principle of doing. It's first step forward action.''...ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find, knock; and it shall be open unto you...".

" Accept a belief in God because we need such a belief".Immanuel Kant

HOW TO KEEP FROM WORRING ABOUT CRITICISM

"...when you are kicked and criticized, remember that it is often done because it gives kicker a feeling of importance...".

"Vulgar people take huge delight in the faults and follies of great man."Schopenhauer

" No one but myself can be blamed for my fall. I have been my own greatest enemy-the cause of my own disastrous fate."Napoleon

"...the biggest risk in life is not taking one..."

"...every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limits..."

"...have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you ?Have you not learned great lessons from those who rejected you, and braced themselves against you, or disputed the passage with you..."Walt Withman

"...the opinions of our enemies, come nearer to the truth about us than do our own opinions...".

51. Stare a wild owl in the eye52. Climb to Everest base camp53. Skinny dip at noon54. Make a fire without matches55. Do the Haka56. Do nothing57. Run a marathon58. Do amateur nihgt at a comedy club59. Enjoy a Daiquiri in Havana, Cuba60. Set a world record and get it into the books61. Canoe the Nahanni River62. Get measured for a bespoke suit63. Go swimming in the thermal spas of Iceland64. Spend a night in a tree house65. Sail the open seas and navigate by the stars66. Throw a dart in a map and travel to where it lands67. Attend your high school reunion68. Go down in a shark cage69. Teach a child to ride a bike70. Witness the one-legged rowers of Inle Lake71. Pay down tha last dollar on a mortage72. Visit Dhoni Mighili for a "holistic heavenly bliss body rub"73. Bungee Jump74. Visit Angkor Wat, Cambodia75. Save someone's life

26. See the Aurora Borealis27. Skate the Rideau Canal28. Go white water rafting29. Ride a motorcycle30. Dog-sled through the Canadian Yukon31. Give a homeless person $ 10032. Ride the world's biggest roller coaster33. Spend the holidays volunteering in a soup kitchen34. Reach 100 years of age35. Ride a camel36. High-speed mountain bike down Whistler Mountain37. Hike the West Coast Trail38. Surf the perfect wave39. Visit the Taj Mahal40. Make out on a beach41. See your favourite band from the first row42. Plant a tree43. Plan a suprise getaway to Paris44. Laugh until your cheeks hurt45. Take a flying safari over Skeleton Coast, Namibia46. Land a glider plane47. Swim with dolphins48. Sample all 31 flavours49. Trek the Milford Track in New Zealand50. Get a tattoo on your...

Tuesday, 9 January 2007

01. Catch a fish with your bare hands02. Storm chase a tornado03. Write a best seller04. Break the speed of sound05. Get a piece of art into an exibition06. Hug a koala bear07. Stand on the Great Wall of China08. Run with the bulls in Spain09. Realize your childhood dream10. Take an award winning photograph11. Witness an erupting volcano12. Hug the "Hug Woman" in India13. Sit front row at a championship game14. Shake hands with you idol15. Go whale watching off the coast of Tofino16. Stay in the best suite at a five-star hotel17. Ski the Vallee Blanche, France18. Pull off the perfect practical joke19. Visit the lost city of Machu Pichu, Peru20. Score a hole in one21. Scuba dive off the Great Barrier Reef22. Spend a night in an igloo you've made23. Leave a job you hate24. Milk a cow25. Experience Weightlessness...